156 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
PHLOXx 
Phlox amena is a very pretty plant that may be found 
native on the dry hills and barrens from Virginia west 
to Kentucky and south to Florida. Its deep-pink flowers 
make thelr ap- 
pearance in May, 
and the flat clus- 
ters almost com- 
pletely cover the 
plant. In a bor- 
der that is to con- 
tain a succession 
of blooms it may 
be used as one of 
the medium early 
flowers. Another 
excellent 
“AGS native va- 
Pisce SE riety. well 
suited to 
the condi- 
tions of borders or rockeries in the northern part of 
Fie. 70. Moss Pink (Phlox subulata) 
the United States, is the ground pink, or moss pink 
(Phlox subulata). It sends out creeping stems with nar- 
row leaves, forming a mat over the surface of the soil; 
it spreads vigorously where taller plants do not crowd it. 
The flowers are sometimes pink-purple or rose color, with 
‘a dark center, and sometimes white. The plant grows 
